Mandel Ngan - AFP / Getty Images; (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images GOP Heavyweights Vying for Speaker to Spar in Televised Debate, Host Announced: Report Fox News’ Bret Baier will host a televised debate between declared and potential candidates for House speaker. By Mary Lou Masters October 6, 2023
Kena Betancur - AFP / Getty Images Trump Breaks Silence: Lawmaker Has Won His 'Complete and Total Endorsement' for Speaker Role Former President Donald Trump has revealed who he thinks should be the next speaker of the House, succeeding Kevin McCarthy. By Jack Davis October 6, 2023
Michael M. Santiago / Getty ImagesCommentary He's In: Trump Says He'd Accept House Speakership, But Only on 1 Condition While Trump let his preference in the speaker's race be known, he also said he'd be willing to serve on this basis. By C. Douglas Golden October 6, 2023
Olivier Douliery - AFP / Getty ImagesCommentary Who's Next? Rumors Swirl, Candidates Emerge for House Speaker Following McCarthy's Ouster The House of Representatives has been thrown into chaos. Here's what's happening now. By Warner Todd Huston October 5, 2023
Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images Lauren Boebert Scolds 'Childish' Republicans Plotting to Remove Matt Gaetz Because he launched the effort to bring down former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, some Republicans have said it's time for Gaetz to walk the plank. By Jack Davis October 5, 2023
J. Scott Applewhite / AP Photo Capitol Office Pelosi Was Kicked Out of Has a New Occupant, And It's Not the Acting Speaker Capitol real estate is in short supply, and that supply is controlled by whoever holds a majority in the House. By George C. Upper III October 5, 2023
Kena Betancur - AFP / Getty Images GOP House 'Rule 26' Could Bar Trump from Becoming Speaker of the House A House rule could be a barrier to former President Donald Trump being chosen as the next speaker of the House. By Jack Davis October 5, 2023
David Dee Delgado / Getty ImagesCommentary Trump's Truth Social Photo Goes Viral After He Announces His Willingness to Be Speaker The image Donald Trump shared might be a clue about his intentions, or it could be just a bit of trolling aimed at worrying his opponents. By Richard Bledsoe October 5, 2023
Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images Mitch McConnell Calls for Rule Change in House After He Claims It's 'Impossible' to Govern Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell advised the House Republicans to end the rule that resulted in Kevin McCarthy's removal as speaker. By Randy DeSoto October 4, 2023
Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images Newt Gingrich Calls 8 Republicans 'Traitors': 'They Should All Be Driven Out of Public Life' In an op-ed published in The Washington Post Tuesday afternoon, the former speaker called on Matt Gaetz to be expelled from his position. By Johnathan Jones October 4, 2023